1977 Ferrari 400i Coupe

Ferrari unveiled the 400 Automatic and 400 GT at the Paris Motor Show in 1976, serving as the replacement for the outgoing 365 GT4 2+2. Pininfarina's coachwork facilities in Turin produced the bodies using steel with a fiberglass floor. The 400 Automatic was the first Ferrari to be offered with a three-speed Borg Warner automatic gearbox, while the 400 GT used an uprated 4.8-liter, V-12 'Colombo' engine paired with a five-speed manual gearbox.

With either the automatic or manual transmission, the 4.8-liter engine received six specially developed 38 DCOE 110-111/M Weber carburetors. Developing 340 horsepower, the 400s could sprint from zero to sixty mph in just over seven seconds.

Production of the 400 at the Modena factory began in 1976 and continued through 1979, with 502 total examples constructed.

Chassis Number 22097
This 1977 Ferrari 400 Automatic left the factory wearing a Rosso Nearco exterior and was sold new in Italy. It is one of 355 automatic transmission-equipped examples. It has black leather with red seat and door card inserts, red carpets, and a white leather-trimmed headliner. Equipment includes a Vitaloni Tornado driver's sideview mirror, ANSA exhaust tips, and Cromodora wheels. There is a leather-wrapped Momo steering wheel, a Kenwood radio unit with cassette, power windows, air conditioning, and seating for four.

Later in its life, the car was imported to the United States and acquired by Walter Medlin in September 2003. The odometer currently displays 85,316 kilometers, with just 20 kilometers added while in Mr. Medlin's care.

By Daniel Vaughan | Jan 2024